What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3002 and 3009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3002 and 3009 is 1.

GCF(3002,3009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3002 and 3009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3002 and 3009.

How to find the GCF of 3002 and 3009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3002 and 3009. After we will calculate the factors of 3002 and 3009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3002

Prime factors of 3002 are 2, 19, 79. Prime factorization of 3002 in exponential form is:

3002 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3009

Prime factors of 3009 are 3, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 3009 in exponential form is:

3009 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 3002

List of positive integer factors of 3002 that divides 3002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 79, 158, 1501

Step-4: Factors of 3009

List of positive integer factors of 3009 that divides 3002 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 59, 177, 1003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3002 and 3009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3002 and 3009 is 1.

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